#hyperglot

[brilliantyears]

Web Survey Tools

A head’s up for those interested in languages (whether you actively study any or not): prof. Arguëlles is holding a rather interesting survey. Please go fill it in if you have time!

[fluentforeverapp]

Award-winning short comedy film The Hyperglot

Winner of the Best Of Fest at the Palm Springs International ShortsFest, Best Comedy at the International Film Awards Berlin, Best Actor (Michael Levi Harris) at the International Film Awards Berlin, Best Film at London City Film Festival, and several other awards. Directed by Michael Urie.

Available on iTunes

The Hyperglot on IMDB 

[nederlandsedingen]

Animal sounds in dutch

Balken - to bray (donkey) Blaffen - to bark Blaten - to bleat (sheep) Brullen - to growl (lion/tiger) Fluiten - to chirp (bird) Grommen - to growl Hinniken - to neigh (horse) Huilen - to howl (dog/wolf) Kakelen - to cluck Knorren - to squeal Koeren - to coo Kraaien - to crow (hen) Krassen - to caw Kwaken - to quack/to croak (duck/frog) Loeien - to moo Mekkeren - to bleat (goat)     Miauwen - to meow Piepen - to squeak (muis) Sissen - to hiss Spinnen - to purr Tjirpen - to chirp (cricket) Trompetteren - to trumpet  Zoemen - to buzz (bumble-bee, big insect, mosquito)

[laurynstudy]

21/08/17 – summer

i joined a random club in duolingo for french and it’s honestly motivating me more to keep my streak!! i’m really competitive so i keep doing lessons to make sure i’m always at the top of the leaderboard, it’s great 😂😂

hopefully i make some friends who speak/study french soon, because the only conversational practice i’ve had so far is with the duolingo bots lmaooooo

originally posted on my (brand new) studygram

[thebellekeys]

@ langblr community, here's the QOTD: what's that one song that made you fall in love with a certain language/your target language?

for me with Mandarin, it's this gem.

[howtopolyglot]

hey! I've got a couple of questions for ya! Have you come to the conversational level of SPanish, French, and German by self-teach? If so, how long did it take you to reach that level for each? I am SO interested in learning languages but I feel like it is unproductive to study more than one at once. Any advice?

For French and German yes. Now, don’t confuse self-taught for alone however. I got help from native speakers and the teachers at my school, however it was all done through my effort. It took me about a year to reach a reasonably conversational level, but that is because I’m not always 100% responsible with my time. 

As for the number of languages, this is what I always say when someone asks: you know yourself. The ability to handle multiple languages completely varies person to person, due to things such as time availability, commitment, dedication, and work ethic. I know people who can study 4 or more languages simultaneously, and I know people who struggle with one. It all depends on you.

Personally, I find it better to stick to two target languages, with one having precedence. It is very easy to work on at least two languages a day, and spend a bit of time with each of them. Furthermore, when you get burnt out with one language, you can always switch to the other. This isn’t to say I don’t work on more languages, but they just aren’t my number one priority. For example, I am currently focusing on German and Swedish. However, I still spend plenty of time with French and Spanish, and then occasionally work on Catalan and Chinese.

Hope this helps!

[rakista112]

YEEES! I even pocketed the DB section :U

[oberlinclc]

US teen speaks 23 languages - video

Timothy Doner, a 16-year-old from New York, shows off his ability to speak 23 different languages

This video is only a minute and a half long, and super cool.